News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


Raeford Men Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Gun Possession

News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced ANTONIO DWAYNE EVANS, 33, of Raeford, NC to 158 months imprisonment followed by 4 years of supervised release.


"Mud," Photography Exhibition

News Release: The new K-25 History Center will be hosting “Mud, a Photographic Exhibition of Life in the Secret City." The exhibit will open on Thursday, February 27 and will be available for viewing through the month of March.


Sicangu Village Man Indicted for Aggravated Sexual Abuse

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sicangu Village, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse.


News Release: HAMMOND- Eduardo Luciano, 31, of Hammond, Indiana, has been charged in a second superseding indictment with two murders, racketeering conspiracy, and drug conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Todd Michael Hensley, of Anderson, South Carolina, was indicted this week on a methamphetamine distribution charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: A 19-count indictment in Tampa, Florida, was unsealed today against a former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent and his wife for their alleged roles to divert drug proceeds from undercover money laundering investigations into bank accounts they, along with family members and criminal associates, controlled.


Birmingham Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison in Complex Financial Fraud Scheme

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -A federal judge today sentenced a Birmingham man with a wire fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for straw purchasing 35 firearms, including guns that were recovered by law enforcement after being used in violent crimes in Washington, D.C. and Maryland.


News Release: $3 Billion Payment Result of Deferred Prosecution Agreement in Criminal Matter, Settlement of Civil Claims under FIRREA and Resolution of SEC Proceedings.


Tyndall Man Indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Tyndall, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond gang member was sentenced today to five years in prison for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.


News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Feb. 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Michael Austin Hand (Hand) of Ocilla, Ga., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Tiffany Sells, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 21 months incarceration for her role in a cocaine and heroin distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: Danville, VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury sitting in U.S. District Court in Roanoke has indicted four individuals associated with Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) on federal money laundering charges. United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen and Jesse Fong, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Washington Field Division, announced the charges today.


News Release: HAMMOND- Eduardo Luciano, 31, of Hammond, Indiana, has been charged in a second superseding indictment with two murders, racketeering conspiracy, and drug conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Marshall Brooks, 54, was sentenced to 135 months’ imprisonment by Senior United States District Judge Jan E. Dubois for two armed bank robberies and four armed robberies of stores, all located in lower Bucks County, Pennsylvania.


Informational: Federal Court Arraignments

News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


Woonsocket Man Admits to Possessing 50,000 Images of Child Pornography

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Woonsocket man arrested by members of the Rhode Island State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force in February 2019, today admitted in federal court to having been in possession of more than 50,000 images and 200 videos of child pornography at the time of his arrest.


News Release: LITTLE ROCK- Two Little Rock men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after ordering cell phones through their employer, paying for them with the employer’s money, and selling the phones online. Daniel Burdick, 40, and Brian Lamb, 41, pleaded guilty on Friday before Chief United States...


Mandaree, ND Man sentenced to 40 years in Federal Prison for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child

News Release: BISMARCK - United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on Feb. 21, 2020, United States District Judge Daniel L. Hovland sentenced Kelly Shayne Mason, age 38, Mandaree, ND, for multiple counts of sexual abuse of children under the age of 12. On Nov. 1, 2019, Mason pled guilty to three...